Sportsnet.ca http://sportsnet.ca/mma/ufc/feed/ Wed, 13 May 2026 22:01:07 EDT en-US hourly 1 UFC Featured Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:18 EDT Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:14:35 EDT David Morassutti four_cols_meta sn-collection Steve Marcus/AP Arnold-Allen-before-UFC-featherweight-fight UFC featherweight Arnold Allen waits for one of his fights to begin Arnold Allen in gatekeeper role vs. Melquizael Costa at UFC Fight Night 6360265 four_cols Wed, 13 May 2026 13:55:11 EDT Wed, 13 May 2026 13:55:18 EDT Mike Johnston Top-10 featherweight contenders Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa look to shake up the rankings this Saturday as they headline a UFC Fight Night event.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Khamzat-Chimaev Matchups to make after UFC 328: Where does Chimaev go from here? 6360265 four_cols Mon, 11 May 2026 08:25:11 EDT Mon, 11 May 2026 13:34:20 EDT Adam Martin UFC 328 has come and gone, and after the dramatic main event result there are plenty of options to explore in multiple weight classes. Adam Martin breaks them down.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17787048676617296 Wellmaker excited to implement his game plan vs. Juan Diaz at Fight Night 6360265 four_cols Wed, 13 May 2026 16:42:49 EDT Wed, 13 May 2026 16:42:49 EDT Sportsnet Video Aaron Bronsteter sits down with Bantamweight fighter Malcolm Wellmaker ahead of his UFC Fight Night bout with Juan Diaz, and also to look back at his last fight and what he learned about taking a fight on short notice vs. Ethyn Ewing.

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]]> MMA UFC videohttps://cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/1704050871/70d801f6-4d5f-4945-a932-daeced7c2228/11f85e84-b241-46b7-be6d-c8254df26502/160x90/match/image.jpgUFCSkilledTradesFightNightSportsnet Video bc-video Sean Strickland reacts to a UFC victory in the middleweight division two-time-ufc-middleweight-champion-sean-strickland Sean Strickland reacts to a UFC victory in the middleweight division Sportsmanship prevails: Strickland apologetic, respectful after UFC 328 6360265 four_cols Sun, 10 May 2026 12:51:48 EDT Sun, 10 May 2026 12:52:16 EDT Mike Johnston To the surprise of many, including UFC president Dana White, middleweight rivals Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev embraced in a moment of sportsmanship after their back-and-forth title fight at UFC 328. Sportsnet’s Mike Johnston explains how it happened.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article UFC Headlines Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:07:54 EDT Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:28:12 EDT Noah Love headlines_meta sn-collection plessis Du Plessis reacts to Strickland upsetting fellow rival Chimaev at UFC 328 5747242 headlines Sun, 10 May 2026 17:23:01 EDT Sun, 10 May 2026 17:24:15 EDT Sportsnet Staff Former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis was in the crowd at UFC 328 watching former rivals Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev fight, and the South African ex-champ offered a cheeky reaction to Strickland’s win.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Adam Hunger/AP Jim-Miller-UFC-guillotine-choke-submission Jim Miller locks in a guillotine choke during a UFC lightweight fight Jim Miller gets emotional UFC 328 win at home; Amosov makes statement 5747242 headlines Sat, 09 May 2026 21:37:11 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 21:37:17 EDT Mike Johnston All-time UFC wins leader Jim Miller extended his record with an emotional victory in front of his home crowd on the finish-filled UFC 328 prelims.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP American Sean Strickland celebrates defeating Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya Strickland shocks Chimaev to re-capture UFC middleweight championship 5747242 headlines Sun, 10 May 2026 00:50:24 EDT Sun, 10 May 2026 10:32:45 EDT Associated Press MMA UFC sn-article Yuki Iwamura/AP Sean-brady-punches-michael-morales-ufc Sean Brady, left, fights Ecuador's Michael Morales, right, during the first round of a UFC welterweight bout Brady drubs Buckley after drastic UFC 328 pre-fight betting odds swing 5747242 headlines Sat, 09 May 2026 23:46:38 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 23:46:45 EDT Mike Johnston Sean Brady returned to the win column in a major way at UFC 328.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Wade Vandervort/Las Vegas Sun via AP UFC-flyweight-Tatsuro-Taira Tatsuro Taira, left, punches Edgar Chairez during a catchweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 290 in Las Vegas UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland official results 5747242 headlines Sat, 09 May 2026 17:26:54 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 17:27:00 EDT Sportsnet Staff A middleweight grudge match between champion Khamzat Chimaev and former titleholder Sean Strickland headlined UFC 328 in New Jersey, and a men’s flyweight title fight between Josh Van and Tatsuro Taira is the co-main event.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article John Locher/AP weidman_chris Chris Weidman named to UFC Hall of Fame 5747242 headlines Sat, 09 May 2026 21:55:46 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 21:56:17 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article Dubois Dubois shakes off knockdowns, stops Wardley to win WBO heavyweight title 5747242 headlines Sat, 09 May 2026 19:11:03 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 19:12:12 EDT Associated Press More Sports sn-article hokit-topuria-ufc-freedom-250-press-conference Josh Hokit and Ilia Topuria yell at each other at a UFC press conference while being separated by security. Ilia Topuria confronts Josh Hokit at UFC Freedom 250 press conference 5747242 headlines Fri, 08 May 2026 21:00:39 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 21:03:14 EDT Mike Johnston Josh Hokit once again stole the show at a UFC press conference but on Friday Ilia Topuria didn’t appreciate some of the disrespectful remarks Hokit made about Alex Pereira.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17787042686617286 Allen details challenges of facing up-and-coming prospect Costa full_width Wed, 13 May 2026 16:40:45 EDT Wed, 13 May 2026 16:40:45 EDT Sportsnet Video Arnold Allen joins Aaron Bronsteter to discuss facing an up-and-coming prospect in Melquizael Costa, and also touches on where he chose to have his fight camp and the viral moment from his last fight.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17783845876614274 ‘Dominated him from pillar to post’: Brady on decisive win over Buckley feed_column Sat, 09 May 2026 23:44:15 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 23:44:15 EDT Sportsnet Video Welterweight fighter Sean Brady speaks with Sportsnet’s Aaron Bronsteter and shares his thoughts on who his next opponent should be after securing a win over Joaquin Buckley by decision at UFC 328.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article Yuki Iwamura/AP ufc-welterweight-Carlos-Prates-celebrates-win Brazil's Carlos Prates reacts after earning a stoppage win in a UFC welterweight bout Carlos Prates enters flow state, stops Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Perth feed_column Sat, 02 May 2026 11:35:02 EDT Sat, 02 May 2026 11:35:47 EDT Mike Johnston There was simply no stopping Carlos Prates at UFC Perth as the dangerous welterweight knockout artist entered a flow state and battered former champion Jack Della Maddalena.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Rafael Fiziev Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres to headline UFC Azerbaijan in June feed_column Tue, 05 May 2026 08:10:44 EDT Tue, 05 May 2026 08:13:22 EDT Sportsnet Staff The UFC announced the main and co-main events for its upcoming return to Baku, Azerbaijan.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Michael Wyke/AP UFC-flyweight-Manel-Kape Marvel Kape throws a flying knee during a UFC flyweight mixed martial arts bout Manel Kape-Kyoji Horiguchi to headline UFC Vegas 119 feed_column Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:51:43 EDT Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:52:39 EDT Sportsnet Staff Manel Kape will look to get some revenge as the main event of a UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Frank Franklin II/AP Quillan-Salkilld-UFC-head-kick Australia's Quillan Salkilld lands a high kick during a UFC lightweight bout UFC Perth undercard: Salkilld stops Dariush, Tuivasa loses again feed_column Sat, 02 May 2026 10:08:29 EDT Sat, 02 May 2026 13:43:29 EDT Mike Johnston Quillan Salkilld faced the biggest test of his mixed martial arts career Saturday in Australia and the rising UFC lightweight contender passed with flying colours.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Hiro Komae/AP Boxing Inoue beats Nakatani by unanimous decision to retain super-bantamweight belt feed_column Sat, 02 May 2026 11:58:52 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 14:22:45 EDT Associated Press More Sports sn-article Lynne Sladky/AP AJ Anthony Joshua to return to ring in July for first fight since car crash feed_column Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:10:50 EDT Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:10:57 EDT Associated Press More Sports sn-article 17771644296601918 Spann flattens Buchecha with vicious two-punch KO full_width Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:48:29 EDT Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:48:29 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as Ryan Spann catches Marcus Buchecha with a heavy jab-cross combo, scoring a knockout win in their heavyweight bout on UFC Fight Night.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article Sterling vs. Cejudo UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal official results feed_column Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:55:21 EDT Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:55:27 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article serbia UFC announces first-ever event in Serbia feed_column Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:49:11 EDT Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:49:52 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article Ella Hall/AP Brendan-Allen-UFC-middleweight Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori compete in a UFC middleweight matchup Full lineup for UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim revealed feed_column Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:04:11 EDT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:05:10 EDT Sportsnet Staff A middleweight matchup between Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan was among a batch of new bouts confirmed for a June 6 UFC Fight Night event.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17765673136594760 Malott earns third round TKO victory over Burns in Winnipeg main event full_width Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:57:39 EDT Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:30:49 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as Canadian Mike Malott gets a third round TKO finish over Gilbert Burns in front of the crowd in Winnipeg at UFC Fight Night.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article Rebecca Blackwell/AP UFC-light-heavyweight-champion-Carlos-Ulberg Carlos Ulberg reacts after defeating Jiri Prochazka in their light-heavyweight title bout at UFC 327 in Miami Carlos Ulberg says ‘knee surgery done’ after improbable UFC 327 title win feed_column Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:16:38 EDT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:39:13 EDT Sportsnet Staff New UFC champion Carlos Ulberg’s first title defence won’t be happening anytime soon after he required knee surgery following his dramatic UFC 327 win over Jiri Prochazka.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Ethan Cairns/CP welterweight-Mike-Malott-celebrates-UFC-win Mike Malott reacts after earning a win in the UFC welterweight division Malott bumps Burns, Covington out of welterweight rankings after latest win feed_column Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:38 EDT Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:35:47 EDT Sportsnet Staff First Mike Malott sent Gilbert Burns into retirement at UFC Winnipeg, then the Canadian star took his place in the welterweight contender rankings.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article John Locher/AP Gilbert Burns Gilbert Burns celebrates after a UFC win UFC Winnipeg Takeaways: Burns goes out on shield, mixed results for Canadians feed_column Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:09:20 EDT Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:11:18 EDT Mike Johnston Gilbert Burns retired, Mike Malott earned the biggest win of his career and Canadian fighters had mixed results as the UFC returned to Winnipeg for the first time since 2017.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17765730676594872 ‘Felt like I was in control’: Malott on how he earned main event win vs. Burns full_width Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:32:35 EDT Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:32:35 EDT Sportsnet Video Canada’s Mike Malott joins Aaron Bronsteter after an impressive TKO win over Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC Winnipeg, to discuss how he was able to win the bout, what’s next for him as he climbs the rankings and touches on Burns retirement.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article Ethan Cairns/CP Melissa-Croden-in-UFC-debut Melissa Croden kicks Tainara Lisboa during their women's bantamweight bout at a UFC Fight Night in Vancouver Melissa Croden the lone Canadian to win on UFC Winnipeg prelims feed_column Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:46:23 EDT Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:47:05 EDT Mike Johnston Home fighters didn’t get the results they were hoping for on Saturday’s preliminary card as the UFC returned to Winnipeg for the first time since 2017.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17765583076594630 Croden needs break after win over Zheleznyakova but will be ‘back this year’ feed_column Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:28:25 EDT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:09:48 EDT Sportsnet Video Canadian Melissa Croden joins Aaron Bronsteter after her win over Darya Zheleznyakova at Fight Night in Winnipeg, saying she needs a break after the bout, but she will be “back this year.”

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